Romans 7:18 Cross References

Romans 7:18

18: I know I am rotten through and through so far as my old sinful nature is concerned. No matter which way I turn, I can't make myself do right. I want to, but I can't.

Psalms 51:5

  1. For I was born a sinner--yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

John 3:6

  1. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.

Psalms 119:115

  1. Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
  2. LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.
  3. Sustain me, and I will be saved; then I will meditate on your principles continually.

Romans 7:25

  1. Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

Job 14:4

  1. Who can create purity in one born impure? No one!

Galatians 5:17

  1. The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.

Job 15:14

  1. Can a mortal be pure? Can a human be just?
  2. Why, God doesn't even trust the angels! Even the heavens cannot be absolutely pure in his sight.
  3. How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person with a thirst for wickedness!

Mark 7:21

  1. For from within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
  2. adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, eagerness for lustful pleasure, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
  3. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you and make you unacceptable to God."

Galatians 5:24

  1. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Titus 3:3

  1. Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.

Genesis 6:5

  1. Now the LORD observed the extent of the people's wickedness, and he saw that all their thoughts were consistently and totally evil.

Matthew 15:19

  1. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

Genesis 8:21

  1. And the LORD was pleased with the sacrifice and said to himself, "I will never again curse the earth, destroying all living things, even though people's thoughts and actions are bent toward evil from childhood.

Ephesians 2:1

  1. Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many sins.
  2. You used to live just like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
  3. All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.
  4. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much,
  5. that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!)

Philippians 2:13

  1. For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.

Romans 8:3

  1. The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
  2. He did this so that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
  3. Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
  4. If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace.
  5. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.

Romans 7:15

  1. I don't understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do the very thing I hate.

Job 25:4

  1. How can a mere mortal stand before God and claim to be righteous? Who in all the earth is pure?

Romans 7:19

  1. When I want to do good, I don't. And when I try not to do wrong, I do it anyway.

Psalms 119:40

  1. I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.

Luke 11:13

  1. If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."

Psalms 119:176

  1. I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.

Romans 13:14

  1. But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires.

Galatians 5:19

  1. When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure,
  2. idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group,
  3. envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Philippians 3:12

  1. I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.

Psalms 119:173

  1. Stand ready to help me, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

1 Peter 4:2

  1. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

Isaiah 64:6

  1. We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away.

Psalms 119:5

  1. Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your principles!

Romans 7:5

  1. When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced sinful deeds, resulting in death.

Psalms 119:32

  1. If you will help me, I will run to follow your commands.
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